Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s: service delivery and organisation

Supporting evidence

• Evidence review

• Evidence reviews – March 2018

• 1: Guideline introduction (PDF 1.78 MB)

  Published:

  28 March 2018

• 2: Non-emergency telephone access and call handlers (PDF 1.85 MB)

  Published:

  28 March 2018

• 3: Paramedics with enhanced competencies (PDF 1.46 MB)

  Published:

  28 March 2018

• 4: Paramedic remote support (PDF 798 KB)

  Published:

  28 March 2018

• 5: GP extended hours (PDF 1.18 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 6: GP-led home visits (PDF 888 KB)

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  28 March 2018

• 7: GP access to laboratory investigations (PDF 1.59 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 8: GP access to radiology (PDF 796 KB)

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  28 March 2018

• 9: Community nursing (PDF 3.8 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 10: Community-based pharmacists (PDF 4.88 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 11: Social care extended access (PDF 725 KB)

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  28 March 2018

• 12: Alternatives to hospital care (PDF 2.99 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 13: Community rehabilitation (PDF 3.58 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 14: Community palliative care (PDF 2.76 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 15: Advance care planning (PDF 1.43 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 16: Emergency department opening hours (PDF 1.75 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 17: GPs within or on the same site as emergency departments (PDF 1.06 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 18: Minor injury unit, urgent care centre or walk-in centre (PDF 1.38 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 19: Early versus late consultant review (PDF 2.11 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 20: Physician extenders (PDF 1.4 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 21: Standardised criteria for hospital admission (PDF 1.13 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 22: 7-day diagnostic radiology (PDF 699 KB)

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  28 March 2018

• 23: Liaison psychiatry (PDF 1.25 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 24: Assessment through acute medical units (PDF 1.04 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 25: Admission through elderly care assessment units (PDF 1.15 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 26: Frequency of consultant review (PDF 1.18 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 27: Critical care outreach teams (PDF 1.5 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 28: Structured ward rounds (PDF 1.76 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 29: Multidisciplinary team meetings (PDF 1.5 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 30: Pharmacist support (PDF 2.68 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 31: Enhanced inpatient access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy (PDF 1.23 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 32: Structured patient handovers (PDF 1.64 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 33: Integrated patient information systems (PDF 729 KB)

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  28 March 2018

• 34: Standardised systems of care for intra- and inter-hospital transfers (PDF 1.63 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 35: Discharge planning (PDF 1.33 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 36: Standardised discharge criteria (PDF 951 KB)

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  28 March 2018

• 37: Post-discharge early follow-up clinics (PDF 1.19 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 38: Integrated care (PDF 1.86 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 39: Bed occupancy (PDF 1.49 MB)

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  28 March 2018

• 40: Escalation measures (PDF 1.23 MB)

  Published:

  28 March 2018

• 41: Cost-effectiveness analyses (PDF 4.17 MB)

  Published:

  28 March 2018